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| Armed police secure a truck load of confiscated marijuana unloaded at the police station in Banda Aceh in Aceh province on Thursday. Police raided a warehouse in nearby Kreung Raya district and seized the illegal contraband, however four suspects escaped. (AFP Photo/Chaideer Mahyuddin) |
Banda Aceh. Police in Aceh have seized 3.5 tons of marijuana that was allegedly destined for other provinces across the archipelago, authorities said.
The seizure was made on Wednesday night in the village of Ladong in Aceh Besar district. Police said the drugs were found in 71 sacks on board two trucks, following a routine traffic stop to check for stolen livestock.
“When officers started approaching one of the trucks, there were three people trying to pull a tarp over the cargo,” said Sr. Comr. Armensyah Thay, the chief of the Banda Aceh Police.
“They fled when they saw the officers, and wouldn’t stop even after the officers fired warning shots.” He added that all the suspects managed to flee under the cover of darkness.
“At first the officers didn’t know what was in the trucks,” Armensyah said.
“The officers weren’t carrying flashlights, so they took the trucks to the Krueng Raya subprecinct police station, and that was when they discovered the marijuana.”
Despite not making any arrests, the police identified two suspects — identified only as AB, a resident of Lhokseumawe, and NZ, from Aceh Besar — after recovering ID cards, a driver’s license and vehicle registration documents from the trucks.
Armensyah said that AB, the owner of one of the trucks, was wanted for a previous drug-smuggling offense.
“He’s a cross-province drug dealer,” he said, adding that the seized cargo was destined for Palembang in South Sumatra. From there, it probably was to be ferried over to Java, he added.
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